Arthur Goldberg

Arthur Goldberg appears in How we got free agents in baseball as the former Supreme Court justice who represented Curt Flood in his challenge to Major League Baseball. The source says Goldberg took the case if the players union covered his expenses.

Goldberg’s role is to connect Flood’s labor grievance to baseball antitrust and public-opinion strategy. The episode presents the case as a court fight and a legitimacy fight, beginning with Flood’s letter to Bowie Kuhn.

Connections

• Curt Flood, MLBPA, Bowie Kuhn, Supreme Court, and Flood v. Kuhn - litigation context.
• Baseball Reserve Clause, Baseball Antitrust Exemption, and Public Opinion Litigation Strategy - concepts attached to his role.